Reading Quiz Pg 438-446 And 457-462
Choose the best answer
- 1.Malaria is caused by
- A.
Viruses
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
Plasmodium parasites
- D.
Parasitic worms
- E.
Industrial pollution
- 2.Malaria is spread by
- A.
Anopheles mosquitos
- B.
Flies
- C.
Worms
- D.
Fleas
- E.
Snails
- 3.During the mid-1900's, the spread of malaria decreased sharply from
- A.
Draining swamplands
- B.
Draining marshes
- C.
Spraying breeding areas with DDT
- D.
Using drugs to kill parasites in the bloodstream
- E.
All of these answers apply
- 4.A transmissible disease is least likely to be caused by a
- A.
Bacterium
- B.
Hazardous chemical
- C.
Virus
- D.
Parasite
- E.
Sexual contact
- 5.Tuberculosis is caused by
- A.
Mosquitos
- B.
Houseflies
- C.
Worms
- D.
Viruses
- E.
Bacteria
- 6.The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing because
- A.
Strains of the TB bacterium have developed resistance to antibiotics
- B.
Increased population size and the advanced age of the population
- C.
Weakened immune systems from the spread of AIDS
- D.
The lack of screening and control programs
- E.
All of these answers
- 7.All of the following are viral diseases except
- A.
Lyme Disease
- B.
AIDS
- C.
Ebola
- D.
Influenza
- E.
SARS
- 8.Calculating the risk of a new technological system
- A.
Requires assessment of technological reliability
- B.
Requires careful economic analysis
- C.
Requires assessment of human intelligence
- D.
Is impossible
- E.
Has never been tried before
- 9.The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger and the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were caused
- A.
By global climate change
- B.
Primarily by human error
- C.
By the northern lights interfering with normal electrical transmissions
- D.
Primarily by technological error
- E.
By migratory birds
- 10.The major cause of a reduced human life span today is
- A.
Poverty
- B.
Smoking
- C.
Cancer
- D.
High cholesterol
- E.
Driving
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